The nearly 30-meter rocket was designed to carry loads weighing up to 1,000 kg into orbit. kg. Each launch costs about $ 15 million for Firefly Aerospace.
Initially, the orbital test of the Alpha rocket was smooth.
However, after 2.5 min. Firefly Aerospace began to notice anomalies and there was a spectacular explosion.
The explosion can be seen in the video below:
Fortunately, nothing serious happened. “At Firefly, our focus is always on the safety of our employees, partners and the public. We are pleased to announce that as a result of the irregularities, no one was injured, “the company said in a statement.
Firefly Aerospace was also among the companies NASA chose to execute future missions to the moon.
Źródło: Firefly Aerospace, YouTube, TT
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